Federal Judge Furman says plaintiff Scheuer can sue over failure of air bags to deploy

The first case against General Motors Co. over its faulty ignition switches can proceed to trial after a federal judge rejected the auto maker’s bid to dismiss the allegations in the case outright.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said Wednesday that GM’s arguments “fail as a matter of law.” GM argued that the plaintiff, Robert Scheuer, cannot prove that the ignition-switch defect or GM’s conduct caused his injury.